diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivity.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivity.java
index ab566c485a1e6..39886c0b06004 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivity.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivity.java
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         eventDelegate.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onStart() {
+        super.onStart();
+        eventDelegate.onStart();
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onResume() {
         super.onResume();
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivityDelegate.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivityDelegate.java
index 1c880d7e46987..8a41d8f4bfb62 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivityDelegate.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivityDelegate.java
@@ -206,6 +206,13 @@ public void onPause() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onStart() {
+        if (flutterView != null) {
+            flutterView.onStart();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onResume() {
         Application app = (Application) activity.getApplicationContext();
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivityEvents.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivityEvents.java
index 8d8eb422aa338..a9a51d7a7bfcb 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivityEvents.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivityEvents.java
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ public interface FlutterActivityEvents
      */
     void onPause();
 
+    /**
+     * @see android.app.Activity#onStart()
+     */
+    void onStart();
+
     /**
      * @see android.app.Activity#onResume()
      */
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/FlutterView.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/FlutterView.java
index 38b0df20b96c2..7734c29a0e31d 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/FlutterView.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/FlutterView.java
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ public void addActivityLifecycleListener(ActivityLifecycleListener listener) {
         mActivityLifecycleListeners.add(listener);
     }
 
+    public void onStart() {
+        mFlutterLifecycleChannel.send("AppLifecycleState.inactive");
+    }
+
     public void onPause() {
         mFlutterLifecycleChannel.send("AppLifecycleState.inactive");
     }